Comment on A more complete explanation for the removal of those Russian Linux kernel maintainers

aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hey guys we’re going to blow up the maternity hospital and shell the nuclear plant: I sleep

  You can’t work on your software project anymore: REAL SHIT

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  • ravhall@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The author seems to complain a lot and not blame much on their shitty country.

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• clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Same should go for Israel too… But you know, they buy lots of weapons from their sponsors.

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  • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You know there is a massive difference between the war that Russia started and the war that Hamas started.

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    • dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, the difference being that one is a war and the other is just plain old genocide.

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      • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yup. I recall how the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs published new guidelines for digging mass graves in late 2021. One of many pieces of evidence pointing towards genocidal intent. Bucha at the latest should have made Putin’s goals in Ukraine more than clear to anyone.

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    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hamas didn’t exist during the nakba.

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      • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There is a difference between a war and a conflict. Hamas did not start this conflict, but they started this war.

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• koper@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And how exactly is banning these contributors supposed to stop the invasion?

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  • aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    When Russian citizens understand there are direct consequences to them, Russian citizens stop supporting Putin’s actions.

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    • koper@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Putin couldn’t care less about the support from some random programmers. Be realistic, what do you expect them to do? Take up arms? Protest and get imprisoned? Vote in the sham elections?

      Targeting random civilians in hopes of political change is the strategy of terrorists.

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      • aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        lol, right, this is terrorism!

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    • basmati@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So Putin is a democratically elected leader now? You people have been shouting that he’s a dictator since your owners told you to hate Russians.

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      • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Dictators need the support of their citizens as well. None of them have truly unlimited power.

        Every single one of them has to keep people both afraid and happy enough to maintain control. This includes various domestic interest groups (from peasants to members of the military) as well as influential individuals (a small number of key cadres, media figures, intellectuals and generals), in addition to foreign powers. It’s a constant and highly dangerous balancing act, because if there is one thing that is exceptionally rare among autocratic regimes, it’s a peaceful transition of power. No “president for life” wants to share the fate of Muammar Gaddafi.

        You people have been shouting that he’s a dictator

        Yes, because he is one. Nobody in their right mind would deny this.

        since your owners told you to hate Russians.

        This is ridiculous. So people in the free West are slaves now? And no, we don’t hate Russians, just Putin, his cronies, his soldiers who murder and rape their way through Ukraine - and his lap dogs who are busy regurgitating primitive “russophobia” propaganda talking points, either for free or in the vain hope that they don’t get sent in the meat grinder.

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  • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s supposed to put the LF in line with sanctions rather than at risk. They have no control over the invasion (aside from pushing a malicious patch that shuts down all Linux systems or something)

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    • koper@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So then you agree that there is no reason to be “glad” about this?

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      • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Is this supposed to be a leading question? I’m not making the decisions, but there’s no reason to be happy about losing contributors in any case.

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• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bruh I live in the USA. The state has been murdering people and disrupting stability since its inception.

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